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Curried Lentil and Carrot Soup
It’s been cold and rainy for two days, so I had to make a pot of soup. This curried lentil and carrot soup is creamy, a little spicy and very filling. When I make soup, I like to make a big batch to have leftovers in the fridge or freeze single servings for an easy…
Read MoreApple and Cheddar Biscuits
Biscuits or scones, call them whatever you want. I call these sweet and savoury apple and cheddar biscuits delicious! Oh and they’re studded with ribbons of sage. They are a wonderful addition to any breakfast plate, with a bowl of soup, on a cheese board or save the recipe for your thanksgiving bread basket. Do you…
Read MoreSeeded Sprouted Wheat Loaf
It’s been a while since I baked a seeded loaf. This is a hearty, nutty tasting bread, made with sprouted wheat flour, bread flour, honey and plenty of seeds. The addition of honey and a mix of pumpkin, flax, sesame and poppy seeds make for wholesome bread. This soft and fluffy bread with the added…
Read MoreButternut Squash Scones
Have you ever baked with butternut squash? Squash adds so much flavour and moistness to baked goods. I had some leftover roasted butternut squash, so I decided to bake butternut squash scones. I’m thinking butternut is a good substitute for pumpkin. I pureed the squash and packed the mixture with all the warm spices –…
Read MorePumpkin Spice Pancakes
I have totally stepped into the all things pumpkin dimension, with these fluffy pumpkin spice pancakes. They have a double load of pumpkin with pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spice. They also have buttermilk which makes them light, soft and fluffy. Just the way I like them. I topped them off with a dollop of…
Read MoreBrown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
It’s been a minute since I baked cookies. I’m easing my way back in with these brown butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. They are soft and chewy with chocolate in every bite. Of course brown butter with its nutty bold flavour makes everything better! What is Brown Butter? Brown butter is melted butter with a…
Read MoreHoney Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
I have a thing for pull apart rolls. There’s not a whole lot better than freshly baked rolls. Whenever I bake them, the aroma lures everyone into the kitchen. These rolls have a crisp crust and soft crumb with a slightly sweet taste from the honey. I like to top them with different seeds to…
Read MoreSpeculaas Caramel Apple Tart
Caramel and apples are a match made in deliciousness heaven, especially when the base is made with speculaas cookies and caramel and cookie butter are mixed in with the apples. These speculaas caramel apple mini tarts are a dream! Let’s discuss the components of these mini tarts. speculaas cookies are traditional aromatic spiced cookies from…
Read MoreBrown Butter Sage Pumpkin Ravioli
Brown butter sage pumpkin ravioli is the perfect fall pasta dish and delicious option for the non-meat eaters for today’s thanksgiving meal. Make your own ravioli or use store bought, like I did. It’s just as delicious and a huge time saver. You will need: butter toasted pumpkin seeds fresh sage butternut squash apple cider pumpkin…
Read MoreApple and Sage Focaccia
We’ve seen so many of those colourful garden focaccia creations through the summer. This apple, sage and thyme focaccia has all the fall feels and perfect for our Canadian thanksgiving this weekend. It is a sweet, savoury and salty yeasted bread with herbs from the garden and Ontario apples. This focaccia is perfectly soft and…
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